View south from Watt Avenue (St. Lawrence) at 112h Street. From Koopman's "postcard period" 1890-1905. One of the only known view of the west side of the 11200 block of St. Lawrence. Note "carriage rock" at corners on 112th Street.

View looking west down 112th steet from 3rd floor of Market Hall, c1900. Elim Church is visible in background to the left of the Greenstone. It had not yet been moved to make way for Palmer Park. Arcade building visible on the right, as is new greystone house.

Article from South End Reporter, May 30, 1973 showing Pullman locations past and present. Note images of Pullman School are reversed; the top image shows the original school and the lower image is the second Pullman school built in 1910.

111th Place and Cottage Grove, c1916. Temporary station across from Arcade Building shortly after track elevation in 1915, negative number 19832. Arcade building shows "Chicago Post Office Pullman Station" sign.

Only good photo of the grandstands and facilities of Pullman's Athletic Island, the setting for regatas, races and other public athletic events. The brainchild of Nathan Barrett, the island was composed of fill from construction of the town and was an integral part of Pullman life until the death of George Pullman. When town maintenance decreased, the timbers rotted out soon after and the stands were demolished in 1898. It was replaced by a railroad roundhouse, Beman's last Pullman building.

Photo and negative of east facade of Pullman Car Works by T. Yanul, October 1990. Clocktower bulding (1880) and original north wing (1880) are visible on the right. The south wing, which was enlarged in 1907, and be seen on the left.

Noon Hour, Pullman, 111th and Champlain c1907. One of a series of photo postcards by photographer, H.R. Koopman, showing the many Pullman workers who poured out of the factory onto 111th street during lunch time. Note produce and sandwich wagons at Champlain Avenue. View west from Langley.

40 photographic slides showing various images in Pullman: Market square, interior and exterior of Greenstone Church, Hotel Florence interior and exterior and street views. Photos were taken in late 1970s and early 1980s.

View of Pullman and 111th Street in Roseland, looking east from Michigan Avenue to Pullman. In view are Water Tower, Firehouse, Factory site, Hotel Florence, Arcade and Greenstone Church. Men walking down dirt road which is 111th Street. Photo is prior to the construction of Palmer Park.

Photograph showing view of Pullman looking east from Illinois Central. Factory site with 1907 addition, Hotel Florence and Annex, 111th Street, Cottage Grove and Greenstone Church in view. Addition of the Annex would date the photograph to after 1914.

Very early view of Pullman Town, looking south from 111th Street. Executive homes are seen along 111th with Langley Avenue to the east. Original Market Hall at 112th and Stephenson (Champlain). Lake Calumet in view. Houses are seen on the west side of Langley and the blockhouses on the east side of the street. There appears to be little construction south of Market Hall which could date the photograph to as early as 1881 or 1882.

In the early 1980s, a group of five area individuals decided to publish a book of images of Roseland and Pullman spanning from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. The members of this committee were Mario Avignone, Bette Kooistra, Ron Nietupski, Paul Petraitis and Bill Stachmus. More than 150 contributors provided photographs of family, neighbors, events, streetscapes, school photos, sports images, area businesses, etc. In addition to the hundreds of images in each book, Volume 1 contains a history of Roseland by Paul Petraitis and a history of Pullman by Mario Avignone. Volume 2 contains an essay "A View of Things Past: Community Life Along 115th Street" by Paul Petraitis. Each volume is soft cover and 100+ pages. Included in this record is some miscellaneous correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a 7-page list of many of the fraternal, church groups, clubs, etc. that existed in Roseland showing the year each was founded. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlum Reading Room in the Hotel Florence.

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